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Jazz coaching staff MUST get Horny.

NCJazz said:
he is at shootaround this morning so looking good for him to be an assistant.
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YB brings up a good point. The lead assistant should probably have a lot of experience as a lead and/or assistant coach. But I would like Hornacek to have a place on this staff full-time. If the Jazz are going to (be forced to) change the coaching situation significantly, they should bring in someone that's familiar with what they've done, but also be relatively fresh blood with (hopefully) fresh ideas. I think Hornacek brings those things.
 
tribjazz Brian T. Smith
Jazz's Hornacek said he is interested in becoming Utah assistant but first must sit down with Corbin, O'Connor once things slow down.

Sounds like a done deal to me, they just need time to tie everything down.
 
Marty McFly said:
Marcus is full of ****. Hornacek was on 1280 this morning and said that they hadn't talked to him yet, but that he would be interested in working full time for the team if they asked him to do so.
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Easy there tough guy. I was just passing along what I heard on the radio.
 
NUMBERICA said:
The Jazz are retarded if they haven't even reached out to him. Who has a stronger candidacy for assistant? Terry Porter, Mike Brown? Kenny Natt? Maybe as primary assistants, but Hornacek is saying they haven't even contacted him, which concerns me and I think is the clearest sign that there's a significant departure from a managerial standpoint since LHM said the head coaching job was Hornacek's when it was available.

Are they just going to have Ty and Scotty as coaches tonight?
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Link?
 
Coach Ty should bring Gordie Chiesa back as his principal assistant, lots of experience in Utah, but also with other teams around the league. Plus the guy is the best interview.
 
Horny has said multiple times in the past he doesnt want to be a coach, he likes retirement. He just likes being a able consultant and be with his family. I think the only reason he'd come this year is because its only half a year, and could be a good test to see if he likes it.
 
LjJazzman said:
Horny has said multiple times in the past he doesnt want to be a coach, he likes retirement. He just likes being a able consultant and be with his family. I think the only reason he'd come this year is because its only half a year, and could be a good test to see if he likes it.
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I would really like to see a modern defensive system put into place. Man, if the Jazz could snag Mike Brown as an assistant that would be amazing. Horny would be great too, at least to teach these hacks how to shoot.
 
Whom can we poach from the Doc Rivers coaching tree? I want D and shooters, and Horny + this dude sounds like the combo. Any ideas on this front?
 
Thibodeau was of the JVG coaching tree but then worked with Rivers and is now working wonders for the Bulls. I've been a big supporter of his for years and wish that Sloan would've departed in a cleaner matter earlier so that we could've grabbed him. But that's under the bridge.

Lawrence Frank is the current lead assistant and he was once hailed as a great head coach but got fired after the Nets looked horrible last year.

I don't know anything about their coaches beyond that.

Having Hornacek take over Corbin's former position and hiring Mike Brown as lead assistant would be ideal, IMO.
 
@tribjazz:
Jazz's Hornacek said he is interested in becoming Utah assistant but first must sit down with Corbin, O'Connor once things slow down.
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Sounds like Horny won't come on board until Sunday or Monday at the earliest.

Here's my MAJOR concern in the meantime. If Scott Layden takes up the lead assistant spot (and he's probably the leading canidate ahead of Smitty, Mark McKown and two folding chairs), he not only has to do the in-game charting that Ty usually does, but also carry the dry-erase board AND still be responsible for "holding back" our unruly bench anytime someone commits a hard foul. I'm worried it just might be too much for the man.
 
vslice02 said:
@tribjazz:

Sounds like Horny won't come on board until Sunday or Monday at the earliest.

Here's my MAJOR concern in the meantime. If Scott Layden takes up the lead assistant spot (and he's probably the leading canidate ahead of Smitty, Mark McKown and two folding chairs), he not only has to do the in-game charting that Ty usually does, but also carry the dry-erase board AND still be responsible for "holding back" our unruly bench anytime someone commits a hard foul. I'm worried it just might be too much for the man.
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The question is, can he do all that while still chewing his gum as loudly as possible?
 
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